Patents by Inventor Laurent D'OLIVIERA DIAS

Laurent D'OLIVIERA DIAS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11248336
    Abstract: An iron has a heel on which the iron can rest during inactive ironing phases, an internal reservoir, a fill opening fluidly connected to the internal reservoir, a fill opening cover movable between a closed position and an open position, a seal configured to seal the fill opening when the fill opening cover is in the closed position, and a vent which is fluidly connected to the internal reservoir when the fill opening cover is in the closed position. The seal includes a barrier part extending into the internal reservoir, and a ventilation orifice which is fluidly connected to the vent, and which opens into the internal reservoir, the barrier part and the ventilation orifice being configured so as to prevent liquid from flowing from the internal reservoir and through the vent when the fill opening cover is in the closed position and the iron rests on the heel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Bertrand Couet, Laurent D'Oliviera Dias
  • Patent number: 11142865
    Abstract: Apparatus for steam treatment of laundry including an ironing and/or smoothing tool including at least one hole for the emission of steam and at least one pole which supports an ironing board including a bearing surface that can be arranged vertically and against which a garment to be smoothed can be arranged so that it can be steam-treated using the tool, wherein the board includes at least two identical parts put end to end and joined to one another which together at least partially define the bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Laurent D'oliviera Dias, Florent Peysselon
  • Patent number: 11098440
    Abstract: An apparatus for steam treatment of laundry includes a base containing a water reservoir, connected by a conduit to an ironing and/or smoothing tool including at least one hole for the emission of steam, at least one pole which supports a holding element on which a garment can be hung and/or supported in order to allow it to be treated using the tool, and a support device for placing the tool in a stable manner during inactive ironing and/or smoothing phases, the support device including an attachment member intended to cooperate with a first complementary attachment element supported by the pole in order to allow the support device to be removably attached to the pole, wherein the base includes a second complementary attachment element allowing the support device to be removably attached to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent D'oliviera Dias, Florent Peysselon, Nicolas Lauchet
  • Patent number: 11047087
    Abstract: Apparatus for steam-treatment of laundry including a base connected by a conduit to an ironing and/or smoothing tool, the base including a removable reservoir and including a side wall which delimits at least one side of a housing for accommodating the reservoir, wherein the side wall includes a window allowing visual access to the contents of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventors: Laurent D'Oliviera Dias, Florent Peysselon
  • Publication number: 20200283947
    Abstract: An iron has a heel on which the iron can rest during inactive ironing phases, an internal reservoir, a fill opening fluidly connected to the internal reservoir, a fill opening cover movable between a closed position and an open position, a seal configured to seal the fill opening when the fill opening cover is in the closed position, and a vent which is fluidly connected to the internal reservoir when the fill opening cover is in the closed position. The seal includes a barrier part extending into the internal reservoir, and a ventilation orifice which is fluidly connected to the vent, and which opens into the internal reservoir, the barrier part and the ventilation orifice being configured so as to prevent liquid from flowing from the internal reservoir and through the vent when the fill opening cover is in the closed position and the iron rests on the heel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Bertrand Couet, Laurent D'Oliviera Dias
  • Patent number: 10648127
    Abstract: A steam ironing and/or smoothing appliance including an ironing board against which a garment to be ironed can be placed for a steam treatment, the ironing board being mounted with the ability to pivot by a hinge device enabling the ironing board to be immobilized in various tilted positions, the hinge device including a first part which is mobile in rotation in relation to a second part, the first part including at least one notch in which is engaged at least one locking element carried by the second part in order to prevent the hinge device from rotating, wherein the second part is mobile in translation in relation to the first part according to a course and a direction enabling the locking element to engage and disengage in the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent D'Oliviera Dias, Nicolas Lauchet, Florent Peysselon
  • Publication number: 20190376228
    Abstract: Apparatus for steam treatment of laundry including an ironing and/or smoothing tool including at least one hole for the emission of steam and at least one pole which supports an ironing board including a bearing surface that can be arranged vertically and against which a garment to be smoothed can be arranged so that it can be steam-treated using the tool, wherein the board includes at least two identical parts put end to end and joined to one another which together at least partially define the bearing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent D'OLIVIERA DIAS, Florent PEYSSELON
  • Publication number: 20190376229
    Abstract: An apparatus for steam treatment of laundry includes a base containing a water reservoir, connected by a conduit to an ironing and/or smoothing tool including at least one hole for the emission of steam, at least one pole which supports a holding element on which a garment can be hung and/or supported in order to allow it to be treated using the tool, and a support device for placing the tool in a stable manner during inactive ironing and/or smoothing phases, the support device including an attachment member intended to cooperate with a first complementary attachment element supported by the pole in order to allow the support device to be removably attached to the pole, wherein the base includes a second complementary attachment element allowing the support device to be removably attached to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent D'OLIVIERA DIAS, Florent PEYSSELON, Nicolas LAUCHET
  • Publication number: 20190376227
    Abstract: Apparatus for steam-treatment of laundry including a base connected by a conduit to an ironing and/or smoothing tool, the base including a removable reservoir and including a side wall which delimits at least one side of a housing for accommodating the reservoir, wherein the side wall includes a window allowing visual access to the contents of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent D'OLIVIERA DIAS, Florent PEYSSELON
  • Publication number: 20190003110
    Abstract: A steam ironing and/or smoothing appliance including an ironing board against which a garment to be ironed can be placed for a steam treatment, the ironing board being mounted with the ability to pivot by a hinge device enabling the ironing board to be immobilized in various tilted positions, the hinge device including a first part which is mobile in rotation in relation to a second part, the first part including at least one notch in which is engaged at least one locking element carried by the second part in order to prevent the hinge device from rotating, wherein the second part is mobile in translation in relation to the first part according to a course and a direction enabling the locking element to engage and disengage in the notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent D'OLIVIERA DIAS, Nicolas LAUCHET, Florent PEYSSELON